Thursday, May 18, 2017

Bitcoin Coverage By Mainstream Media Surges Due to WannaCrypt0r As Bias Fades

Bitcoin Coverage By Mainstream Media Surges Due to WannaCrypt0r As Bias Fades

Bitcoin has become a central focus of mainstream media all over the world following the international WannaCrypt0r 2.0 cyberattack.

As companies and institutions continue to see the effects of the ransomware exploit, which used a Windows vulnerability to gain control of thousands of computers, media sources are focusing - sometimes erroneously - on Bitcoin itself.

In the UK, where the public health service was paralyzed due to its use of outdated operating systems, newspapers have published “guides” on Bitcoin explicitly because it was the currency of choice for WannaCrypt0r’s perpetrators.

“Governments are increasingly concerned about taxation and their lack of control over the currency,” the lead of one such article in The Sun reads.

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